Category Archives: News
Prince Rupert hosting second annual North Coast Whale Festival
This week, Prince Rupert will be playing host to the second annual North Coast Whale Festival. Put on by the North Coast Ecology Centre Society and their partners, the event aims to teach residents ab...
May 07, 2019
Cariboo and Fraser-Fort George launching emergency alert systems
In honour of Emergency Preparedness Week in BC, both the Cariboo and Fraser-Fort George Regional Districts are launching their emergency alert systems. Both systems are designed to notify residents vi...
May 07, 2019
Luke Strimbold pleads guilty to 4 charges of sexual assaulting underage boys
Former Burns Lake Mayor Luke Strimbold has pleaded guilty to 4 charges of sexually assaulting teenage boys. Strimbold, who served as Mayor of the community between 2011 and 2016, was facing 29 sex off...
May 06, 2019
Smithers plane crash casualties were part of a team contracted by BC Wildfire Service
Three out of Four individuals involved in a plane crash near Smithers on Saturday morning have passed away. Bulkley Valley Search and Rescue have now completed their efforts at the site and passed the...
May 06, 2019
Quesnel gives first three readings to 5 year financial plan
Quesnel City Council gave first, second, and third readings to their 5 Year Financial Plan Bylaw last week. Under the plan, the City will see: a 2 percent annual inflation rate, 5 percent growth in wa...
May 06, 2019
Pinnacle restarts operations at Williams Lake facility
Pinnacle Renewable Energy has resumed operations at their Williams Lake facility following a fire from last week. A fire on Wednesday saw the pellet plant shut down operations until Saturday, though t...
May 06, 2019
Prince Rupert applying for housing assessment grant
Prince Rupert has applied for 10 thousand dollars in funding from the Northern Development Initiative Trust to assess housing needs. Funding comes from an NDIT program announced in April, which matche...
May 06, 2019
Three northwestern communities receiving wildfire funding
Three projects in Northwestern BC have been selected to receive grant funding under the province's community resliency grants program. Each of the approved projects focus on utilizing holistic approac...
May 06, 2019
Museum Modernization consultations being held in Prince George this weekend
Northeastern and central BC residents looking to have their ideas regarding the future of the Royal BC Museum heard are in luck. This Saturday, the Ministry of Tourism will be holding a meeting in Pri...
May 06, 2019
Category 2 open fire ban begins today in Northwest Fire Centre
Burning restrictions on Category 2 open fires come in to effect in the Northwest Fire Centre's jurisdiction today. Included in the Northwest Fire Centre are the Skeena, Bulkley, and Nadina Fire Zones....
May 06, 2019